Title: The Book of Strange Elf Events
Release Date: February 15
Genre: Fantasy
Rated: PG
Production Credits: Paramount
Directed by Mark Waters
Starring. Freddie Highmore, Nick Nolte, Mary-Louise Parker, David Streisand, Joan Plowright, Seth Rogen
The story of the three Grace children, 13-year-old sister Mallory and 9-year-old twin brothers Jared and Simon. After their parents' divorce, they move in with their mom to their aunt's big old house in the countryside, where a series of strange and bizarre things happen: strange rustling noises come out of the walls from time to time, Mallory's hair is tied to the head of her bed, Simon's tadpole freezes into ice in the ice box, and the kitchen is vandalized.... ...Who on earth is playing this prank? In order to investigate the mysterious events at home, Jerry not only discovers a secret room, but also accidentally finds a strange book about elves in the attic ...... Are the elves in the book real? How will these three siblings face all this and bravely solve the mystery and deal with the elves?
The film is based on a series of fantasy stories written by Holly Black, who won the American Library Association's "Best Books for Young Adults of the Year" and the New York City Library's "Best Books for Young Adults 2002" awards. The novels have won the American Library Association's "Best Books for Young Adults of the Year" and the New York City Library's "Best Books for Young Adults of 2002.
Selling Points:Fantasy creatures, Freddie Highmore
Title:Nim's Island
Title:Nim's Island
Release Date:April 4
Genre:Fantasy
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Production Credits:Twentieth Century Fox
Directed by Mark Levin Jennifer Flackett
Starring Jodie Foster, Abigail Breslin, Gerard Butler
Based on the children's book co-written by Wendy Orr and Kerry Millard, "Nim's Island" centers on a young girl named Nim who lives in the South Pacific on a deserted island with her scientist father. She lives with her scientist father on a remote island in the South Pacific. Nim's favorite books are the "Alex Rover - The World's Greatest Adventurer" series by Alexandra, but the author herself lives in seclusion in the big city and never ventures out. One day, Nim's father's boat suddenly disappears into the ocean, leaving Nim to face the perils of island life alone, just as the author arrives on the island, and the two must join forces to deal with the difficulties. The movie is quite similar to last year's Bridge to Terabithia (Bridge to Terabithia), with elements of fantasy, but with a greater focus on the real-life protagonist.
Selling point: Oscar winner Jodie Foster, '300' star Gerard Butler, 'Little Miss Sunshine' Abigail Breslin
Title: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Title: The Chronicles of the Kingdom of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Release Date: May 16th
Genre: Fantasy
Rating:
Production Credits Disney
Directed by Andrew Adamson
Director. Adamson
STARRING WILLIAM MOSLEY, JORGE HENRY, SCANDA KEYNES, ANNA POWELL, BEN BARNES, VINCENT GLASS, PETER DINKLAGH, WARWICK DAVIS, SERGIO CASTRETO, CORNELL JOHN, PIERFORRANCESCICO FAVINO, SIMON ANDREWS, LIAHM NISSEN
After 2005's The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Magic Wardrobe" in 2005, Disney Pictures is teaming up with Walton Media again in 2008 to bring audiences back to the magical land of Narnia with "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian". Based on the best-selling series of novels by British author C.S Lewis, the movie is being re-created by director Andrew Adamson, who is leading the original cast of the first episode, and will feature a host of new characters!
In the first episode, four siblings from London, England, succeed Aslan the Lion as the new leaders of the Kingdom of Narnia. Several years later, they inadvertently return from the Kingdom of Narnia to their original world, England, and the marvelous thing is that it was only a few minutes before they were even able to leave. A year later, the four protagonists return to Narnia, but 1,300 years have passed, and the Narnia they knew no longer exists; the magnificent palace is in ruins, and Narnia, which was conquered by the Telmarines, has fallen into the clutches of the tyrannical King Miroz. The Narnians were almost exterminated by the Tyrrhenian atrocities. In addition, King Meerewitz is determined to kill Prince Caspian, the Crown Prince of Narnia, so that his own son can become the sole heir. The four siblings will work hand-in-hand with the handsome young Prince Caspian, a new character in this episode, and with the help of many fantastical creatures, ****together they will save Narnia from the Telmarines and rebuild it into a Narnian world full of glory and hope.
Selling Points: Original Charm, New Characters
Title: Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Title: Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Release Date: July 11th, 2012
Genre: Fantasy Action
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Production Company: Universal Pictures, Inc. Company
Directed by Guillermo del Toro
Starring Ron Pullman, Doug Jones, John Hurt, Selma Blair
This movie is the sequel to 2004's Hellboy. Compared to the previous installment this one is bigger, with hotter action sequences and newer imagery.
The ancient truce between mankind and Hell is broken in this episode when a ruthless underground leader leads an army of strange and bizarre monsters to the surface, wreaking havoc and taking over the earth. In the face of such an emergency, Hellboy steps up to the side of mankind, and he and his companions -- Liz, Abe, and a mysterious figure named Johann, who can connect to the realm of yin and yang, will **** together to deal with these monsters. The monsters will be dealt with by the same people.
Point of Sale: Hellish monsters of all shapes and sizes
Title: Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D
Title: Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D
Release Date: July 11
Genre: Adventure-Action
Rated: PG
Company: New Line
Production Credits. New Line Corporation
Directed by Eric Brevig
Starring Brendan Fraser and Josh Hutcherson
Based on Jules Verne's 1864 book Journey to the Center of the Earth, this film tells the story of a modern-day science professor (Brendan Fraser) who is driven to the heart of the Earth by a proposal that defies conventional wisdom. A modern-day science professor (Brendan Fraser) becomes the laughing stock of the academy for proposing scientific hypotheses that defy tradition, but when he and his nephew (Josh Hutcherson) go on an expedition to Iceland, they accidentally discover that their hypotheses were actually correct and that there is indeed a world beyond the Earth's interior! They follow the guidance of "Journey to the Center of the Earth", and after a difficult trip through all the hardships and wonders, they finally complete their expedition to the center of the earth.
Journey to the Center of the Earth has been brought to the movie or television screen many times, and has had a major impact on subsequent geocentric novels of the same kind. The most iconic version was filmed in 1959 and was nominated for three Oscars. This time "Journey to the Center of the Earth" on the screen again, in technology using the latest 3D stereoscopic image technology, trying to put Verne's world of the center of the earth "alive" on the screen, the audience can put on special glasses to experience the journey to the center of the earth immersive. The film is directed by first-time director Eric Brevig, a visual effects artist who won an Oscar for his work on Schwarzenegger's sci-fi film Total Recall. The film is scheduled to open in 3,000 theaters in North America.
Selling Points: Stereoscopic Movie, Geocentric Adventure
Title: The X Files 2
Title: The X Files 2
Release Date: July 25
Genre: Science Fiction
Rating:
Production Company: 20th Century Fox
Directed by Chris Carter
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Starring David Duchovny and Kieren Anderson
This is the second installment of the film version of the hit TV series The X-Files, which premiered on September 10, 1993, on Fox and ran until 2002, garnering critical acclaim and awards, and which was released in the U.S. on June 19, 1998, directed by Rob Bowman (The X-Files). Directed by Rob Bowman, the movie ended up grossing $187 million worldwide. The X-Files 2 release date marks the 10th anniversary of the last movie, The X-Files!
The producers are keeping the plot under wraps, except to say that the movie will ditch the longstanding mythological conspiracy that "aliens are living among us and want to colonize the Earth! ". This is good news for fans of The X-Files who preferred the non-alien related parts of the movie. In those parts the two main characters confront supernatural phenomena like pagans, ghosts, psychics, ancient curses and the like.
As for the cast, in addition to stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson returning in full force, this episode will add a number of new characters, such as Amanda Peet in the role of an agent, among others.
Selling Point: The popularity of The X-Files franchise
Title: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Translation: The Mummy 3
Release Date: August 1
Genre: Adventure-Action
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Production Company: Universal
Directed by Rob Cohen
Starring Brendan Fraser, Luke Forde, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Wong Chiu Sang, Rosamund Leung
This episode takes the story of the Chinese Empire to China, where Jet Li plays a Chinese emperor in 50 B.C., who is brutalized by a witch played by Michelle Yeoh. Cursed by a witch played by Michelle Yeoh for being too brutal, he and his army are turned into terracotta warriors and sealed in an underground palace waiting to be reawakened. It's 1946 and the two, Rick O'Connor (Brendan Fraser) and Evelyn (Maria Bello), have retired to live in Oxfordshire, England, where they worked as spies for the British government during World War II. Their quiet life is a bit dull, so they are happy to accept a "final assignment" from a foreign office - to return a valuable artifact stolen from a museum in Shanghai, China to its rightful owner.
By this time, Evelyn's brother Jonathan (John Hannah) has opened an Egyptian-themed bar in Shanghai, and Rick and Evelyn's son, Alex O'Connor (Luke Forde), has grown up. Unbeknownst to his parents, he takes up his father's work and also becomes an archaeologist. Soon his archaeological digs in northern central China lead to a major discovery: he finds the tomb of the Dragon Emperor, buried for thousands of years, and the tomb keeper (Rosamund Leung) tries to kill him to prevent the location of the tomb from being known by outsiders. Alex falls in love with the beautiful female assassin. Meanwhile, warlord General Yang (Wong Chau Sang) is trying to awaken the "Dragon Emperor" to rule China with the help of the Terracotta Army. In order to stop him and the Terracotta Army, the O'Connor family's big adventure begins once again.
Selling Points: Chinese elements, Jet Li, popularity of The Mummy series
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Title: Blindness
Title: Blindness
Release Date: August 8
Genre: Social Life
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Production Credits: Miramax
Directed by Fernando Merrills
Starring Mark Ruffalo, Julianne Moore, Gail Garcia Bernard
Director: Fernando Merrilles
Starring. Garcia Bernal
The film is based on the 1998 Nobel Prize-winning novel "A Comic Book of Blindness" by Portuguese author Jose Saramago, and directed by Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles, who also directed "City of God". The story depicts a large city that is suddenly struck by a plague of "blindness" - people are inexplicably blind, and the whole society undergoes a radical shock. Ruffalo plays a doctor who is blind himself, but his wife (Julianne Moore) is the only one in the city to survive.
This rather fantastical story is really a worrying and cautionary tale about the human condition as a whole.
Point of Sale: Magical Realism
Title: City of Ember
Title: City of Ember
Release Date: October 10th
Genre: Fantasy
Rating:
Production Company: 20th Century Fox
Directed by Gil Conan
Starring Sylvia Sears
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Starring Saoirse Ronan, Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Toby Jones
Based on Jeanne DuPrau's young adult fantasy story of the same name, Ember City takes place in a dark city called "Ember City", where the only illumination is the light bulbs in the streets. But as the city's blackouts become more frequent and the people begin to panic, two children, Lina (Saoirse Ronan) and Doon, plan to save the city by unlocking its secrets, only to be thwarted by the corrupt mayor (Bill Murray).
Monster House director Gil Kenan will direct the film, with Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman producing.
Selling points: novel story setting, "Atonement" and "The Lovely Bones" teen star Saoirse Ronan
Title: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Translated as: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince "
Release date: November 21
Genre: Fantasy
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Production Credits: Warner Bros.
Directed by David Yates
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Helena Burnham-Carter, Jim Broadbent
Harry is in his sixth year of wizarding school. Snape has finally gotten his wish to be the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Harry has become the favorite of his new Potions teacher with an old Potions book. Harry, who has always had trouble with Potions, becomes the favorite of the new Potions teacher with an old Potions textbook. At the same time, Dumbledore begins teaching Harry alone, where they explore the mystery of Voldemort's origins and strategize for the final battle.
The emotional life of the adolescent students is equally rich: Harry has a crush on Ginny, who is pairing up with Harry's classmate Dean Thomas; Lavender Brown is "stalking" Ron, while Hermione is secretly jealous... ...However, not all the students are caught up in the emotional mire. The secretive Malfoy seems to be hatching some kind of plot, and before Harry can find out what's going on, the Death Eaters have been introduced to the school by Malfoy. In the tower of the castle, Snape raises his wand to Dumbledore. ......
Selling points: the popularity of "Harry Potter," the death of a major character in the show
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Title: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Translation: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Release Date: November 26th
Genre: Fantasy
Level:
Production Company: Paramount
Directed by David Fincher
Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Ella Fanning, Julia Ormond, Tilda Swinton
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Adapted from the novel of the same name published in the 1920s by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author of The Great Gatsby, Brad Pitt will play a man who has just turned 50, but his body suddenly undergoes a strange change, he becomes younger and younger, and when he falls in love with a 30 year old woman played by Cate Blanchett, a series of bizarre events take place. woman, a series of bizarre events ensue. The movie begins in 1918 in New Orleans, USA, at the end of World War I, and ends today in the 21st century, bringing Benjamin Button's life, his joys and sorrows, and his old loves and new loves to the audience.
Selling Points: story, David Fincher, Brad Pitt
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Title: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Title: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Release Date: December 12, 2012
Genre: Science Fiction
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Production Company: Twentieth Century Fox
Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Reese. Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates Scott Derrickson
Based on Robert Wise's 1951 sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still, this remake from The Exorcism of Emily Rose director Scott Derrickson was released by Twentieth Century Fox
Directed by Scott Derrickson, this remake is based on the 1951 sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still.
The story is about an alien, Klaatu, who arrives on Earth in a flying saucer, accompanied by Gort, a robotic bodyguard with terrifying powers. They offer a warning to stop humans from engaging in the threat of war, and are willing to engage in peaceful exchanges with humans, not realizing that they are instead viewed by the Earthlings as arch-enemies. But they're not to be messed with, and are just as likely to do terrible things once they're provoked by humans.
Selling points: visual effects, Keanu Reeves' return to sci-fi after The Matrix series
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TITLE: Bedtime Stories
TRANSLATION: Bedtime Stories
RELEASE DATE: December 25th
GENRE: FANTASY ACTION COMEDY
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STEREOGRAPHICAL COMPANY: The Disney Company
DIRECTED BY Adam Reeves, Adam Reeves, Keanu Reeves, and Keanu Reeves.
Directed by Adam Shankman
Starring Adam Sandler and Kelly Russell
This is an ensemble family comedy. The story is about a man who is reading a bedtime story to his nephew when strange things happen: the characters in the story come to life and to the real world.
Selling Point: Disney's Night at the Museum
Title: Star Trek
Translation: Star Trek 11
Release Date: December 25th
Genre: Science Fiction
Level:
Production Company: Paramount
Directed by J. J. Abrams
Starring Chris Penn, Eric Bana, Anton Yelkin, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto, John Cho, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Leonard Nimoy, Ben Cross, Winona Ryder, Bruce Greenwood, Tyler Perry
The Romulan Empire, a longtime foe of the Federation, is ruled by the Nero, an evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil. The Romulan Empire is led by a Romulan named "Nero" (Eric Bana), who finds "the City on the Edge of Forever" and sends "the Guardians of Forever" to the city. Guardian of Forever" to go back in time to assassinate the Romulans' greatest threat, Captain James T. Kirk, the right-hand man of the Intergalactic Federation. "Pointy Ears" Spock (Leonard Nimoy) learns of this and also travels back in time to protect his best friend, James Kirk, though at the time Kirk was only a student at Starfleet Academy. Here the younger Spock (Zachary Quinto) meets up with the older Spock. The older Spock tells the younger Spock of Nero's plan to send someone to assassinate the younger-era Kirk, and so they **** together to keep James Kirk, the future Captain Kirk, safe from the rewriting of the history of the Starfleet Federation and Starfleet.
Selling Points: Popularity of the Star Trek series, star-studded cast, J.J. Abrams
Title: The Time Traveler's Wife
Title: The Time Traveler's Wife
Release Date:
Genre: Sci-fi
Rating. Production：New Line Corporation
Directed by Robert Schwentke
Starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams
This is an alternative love story based on the bestselling book of the same name by Audrey Niffenegger. It was voted the second most popular book in the Penguin/Orange Book Club Awards in the UK in 2006, behind The Kite Runner.
The main character, Henry (Eric Bana), is a librarian at the Newberry Library in Chicago who suffers from a rare form of Chronic Time Dislocation Disorder (CTSD), which allows him to travel through time and space, but he has no control over when, where, or when he goes, and can't take anything with him when he travels. He can't take anything with him when he time travels, so much so that he has to find something to put on first. He first met his wife Claire (Rachel McAdams) when the latter was only six years old, and knowing her fate in advance, Claire has been waiting to see Henry in normal time ever since. Finally she married Henry, who was 31 that year, when she was 23, and the two have since had a daughter who inherited her father's abilities. However, Claire, and even Henry himself do not know when he will suddenly disappear, and where to go, in the face of Henry disappeared again and again in the river of time, Claire can only do is to wait quietly and patiently ......
Selling Points: strange and evocative love story